Edward de Veaux Morrell

Edward de Veaux Morrell

Edward de Veaux Morrell (born August 7, 1863 in Newport , Rhode Island , †  September 1, 1917 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) was an American politician . Between 1900 and 1907 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Morrell attended private schools and then studied until 1885 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1887, he began to work there in his profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1891 and 1894 he was a member of the Philadelphia City Council. Morrell was also active in the Pennsylvania State National Guard, where he made it to Brigadier General.

After the death of MP Alfred C. Harmer , Morrell was elected to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the due by-election for the fifth seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on November 6, 1900. After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1907 . From 1903 he was chairman of the militia committee. In 1906 he renounced another candidacy.

Edward Morrell established the first telephone connection north of Frankford and built a power station there to generate electricity for electrical lighting. Between 1912 and 1916 he was a member of the Philadelphia Education Committee. He then moved to Colorado Springs for health reasons, where he died on September 1, 1917. He was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

• Edward de Veaux Morrell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfred C. Harmer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) November 6, 1900 - March 3, 1907	William Walker Foulkrod